Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar (25 May 1960-) was a member of the US Senate from Minnesota (D) from 3 January 2007, succeeding Mark Dayton.

Biography
Amy Klobuchar was born in Plymouth, Minnesota on 25 May 1960, and she received her bachelor's degree from Yale University and her juris doctor from the University of Chicago. Klobuchar served as the county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota and worked with former Vice President Walter Mondale. In 2007, she was elected to the US Senate, and she supported abortion rights, LGBT rights, Social Security and universal healthcare, and opposed the Iraq War. Klobuchar was seen as a rising star within the Democratic Party due to her being the first female senator from Minnesota and for her status as a ranking member of the Senate Rules Committee from 3 January 2017, succeeding Chuck Schumer.